H.R. 30: Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

119th Congress · Sponsored from South Carolina · In committee

What this bill does

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActThis bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).  Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.

Key facts

• Status In committee
• Introduced 2025-01-03
• Policy area Immigration
• Cosponsors 60
• Latest action Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Lead sponsor · South Carolina

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Who funds the sponsor?

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] introduced H.R. 30. On Voterly you can see their top campaign donors from public Federal Election Commission records — individuals, PACs, and industry groups (follow the money) — and compare that with how they vote.

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